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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
Camera mounted dolly:



Camera Jib:



Camera Dolly:



Shoulder Rig:




Add anymore that you can think of, thats what i have at the moment
14 years ago
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Algebra
Posts: 5215 - Karma: 1,678
no you would look like a badass with that shit
14 years ago
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
Who gives a shit what you look like? The fact that you're holding a camera (to film skiing no less) already makes you look like a dork as it is.

I say make it all out of legos! As long as it works for you...
14 years ago
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Enstrut
Posts: 1388 - Karma: 361
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14 years ago
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MLeone
Posts: 725 - Karma: 72
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14 years ago
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Enstrut
Posts: 1388 - Karma: 361
threads again because I deleted my threads
14 years ago
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SassySloth
Posts: 3753 - Karma: 2,095
a pretty sick DIY light


13 years ago
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
solid
13 years ago
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Randy_Quench
Posts: 5447 - Karma: 4,348
so sick. might have to make one of those.
13 years ago
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,297
Threads.
13 years ago
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
Cable Cam for gopro (shared on FB by GoPro). instructions @ http://maiamedia.co.uk/2012/03/how-to-gopro-diy-cable-cam/


DIY GoPro Cable Cam from Maia Media on Vimeo.

13 years ago
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
threads yo
13 years ago
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ktd619
Posts: 927 - Karma: 96
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13 years ago
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
Okay, so I got really bored today and decided to build some camera accessories.
Inspiration came from youtube and google searching.

First up, my cable cam.
About $25 to make.
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Camera Crane
$30
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Camera Slider
Been thinking about this one for a couple of months and finally decided to make one. Mounts perfectly onto my 190xprob legs and my 701hdv head.
$45
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Hope you guys like them.

(I tried to make a glidecam. It was such a fail that I threw it out- going to buy a proper one!)
13 years ago
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
please post vid for crane and track! i want to make these!
13 years ago
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Dr.Gonzo
Posts: 2552 - Karma: 87
really ghetto, but awesome
13 years ago
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
I haven't used them yet. I'll bump it when I do take some vids. Holidays next week so I'll be making a dh edit with my friend.
13 years ago
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remster
Posts: 898 - Karma: 261
Just whipped this up before using my slider. Sorta different to the stuff I usually make
13 years ago
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Benji.
Posts: 1146 - Karma: 88
I agree with this dude. Its really not that much money to get a decent viewfinder.

legos? really... :|
13 years ago
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Sklar
Posts: 8865 - Karma: 31,618
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13 years ago
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
You actually care that much about how you look? Really?
13 years ago
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cwillygood
Posts: 6831 - Karma: 1,829
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thinking about building a slider soon
13 years ago
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Trojan~Man
Posts: 1996 - Karma: 1,357
my treads!
13 years ago
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bo0b
Posts: 2964 - Karma: 996
bump very helpful
13 years ago
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zahava
Posts: 7793 - Karma: 12,047
DIY Lego 4x5 camera, building one in the fall, stoked!

http://mijonju.blogspot.ca/2009/05/pipemore7s-diy-lego-4x5-pinhole-camera.html
13 years ago
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the.cheat
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 171
whaaat must build.
13 years ago
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cwphoto
Posts: 2332 - Karma: 780
threads. you guys are really creative!
13 years ago
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cwphoto
Posts: 2332 - Karma: 780
just thought of this after thinking about legos. i have a bunch of them, so i could make a dolly with them to use with a go pro/contour. post pics tomorrow
13 years ago
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pow_pow~
Posts: 1429 - Karma: 1,804
threeeeeeads.
13 years ago
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werndog
Posts: 253 - Karma: 176
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13 years ago
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Sklar
Posts: 8865 - Karma: 31,618
i rigged up a cable cam setup for my gopro a few years back, I used once then it broke.

I just had my brother fix it, and i'm tempted to try it out with my t2i

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13 years ago
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Sklar
Posts: 8865 - Karma: 31,618
i rigged up a cable cam setup for my gopro a few years back, I used once then it broke.

I just had my brother fix it, and i'm tempted to try it out with my t2i

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13 years ago
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monkatizer
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13 years ago
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wellthisisold
Posts: 840 - Karma: 974
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Will be making some of these out of old pvc i have.
13 years ago
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,381
do it, but wrap a string around the camera real tight and then take the end and hook it to a carabiner that you hook to the cable, that way if the rig fails, the camera doesn't fall
13 years ago
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Sklar
Posts: 8865 - Karma: 31,618
i don't really have anything to use it for.

You want to buy it? w/ 75' of 3/16 coated cable
13 years ago
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,381
ha, good point. that being said, i don't have anything to use it for either. so there's that.
13 years ago
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Sklar
Posts: 8865 - Karma: 31,618
i used it on one trip when i only had my gopro, hasn't been used since...
13 years ago
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BolderPro
Posts: 767 - Karma: 426
I might be interested if I can get a good deal otherwise I'm tempted to make my own..... How much were you thinking??$$$
13 years ago
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dakesteeze
Posts: 214 - Karma: 135
Bump, just built a time lapse motion control for my konova.I'm  pretty damn stoked on the footage  considering it was made from some old legos and a disco ball,
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13 years ago
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,468
Threads. Gona build the shoulder mount and hopefully a dolly.

in the process of making a glidecam, iv been through so many drafts i might have to say fuck it and just drop some dough on one that works the way it should.

13 years ago
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bakedpow
Posts: 8770 - Karma: 10,468
Cheap 5 dollar follow focus. no assembly required.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003FPEA0I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mediau05-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003FPEA0I

13 years ago
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,381
gonna give this a bump because it's certainly been useful to me in the past
13 years ago
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Mar-O
Posts: 960 - Karma: 827
I made this to use at the skatepark, I diden`t need anything fancy and I am pretty sure the ground is smood enought for this to work.
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13 years ago
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Mag
Posts: 8155 - Karma: 14,803
Threads, crane is sick! I would make a bunch of these but the main problem for me is how the fuck do you get all this up the hill? even with a car getting a crane/slider up the mountain isn't that easy.
13 years ago
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MatRich
Posts: 4789 - Karma: 1,814
no way! post the footage?
13 years ago
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C.M
Posts: 124 - Karma: 75
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13 years ago
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jrl
Posts: 1227 - Karma: 1,239
threads ...
13 years ago
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DopeNZ
Posts: 131 - Karma: 123
Any reason for the horizon being on the piss?
13 years ago
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1337
Posts: 31080 - Karma: 29,705
Just threw a 1/8 aka 3.5mm headphone sync jack in one of my two yongnuo yn560's. If anyone wants to see a step by step, I can take pics when I do the other!

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13 years ago
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gravel
Posts: 5524 - Karma: 42,381
i'd love pics!
13 years ago
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